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Dictionary.com now defines emojis, and they're hilariously accurate
[Photos by: Dictionary.com] Emojis are truly a language all their own, and Dictionary.com is recognizing this by adding emojis to their site—becoming the first major reference to do so, as Time reports. Read more: 157 new emojis set to be released this year As we all know, emojis sometimes have different meanings than first meet the eye… […]
Fake word from 'The Simpsons' one of 850 added to dictionary
The Merriam-Webster dictionary just added 850 new words and definitions—and one of them isn't even real. “Embiggen,” a word from The Simpsons, is now on the dictionary. Read more: These album covers recreated with Simpsons characters are incredible The definition is “to make bigger or more expansive: enlarge, expand.” A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. Also, 'embiggen' is […]
The word "doggo" could end up in the dictionary
It looks like “doggo” is a go: the word may legitimately wind up in the dictionary. At least, that's the probable case for “doggo” as far as Merriam-Webster is concerned—the reference book company has added the word to its slew of “Words We're Watching” for the upcoming year. Check it out! Read more: 10 adorable […]
9 songs that use Dictionary.com's word of the year
There's no denying the fact that this year has been a hard one, marked by everything from sexual assault allegations to politics gone awry, and so it should come as no surprise that Dictionary.com's word of the year is one that hits back just as much. That's right: Complicit. Read more: 17 bands speaking out with […]
"Stan" is now in the dictionary
You've more than likely have used the word stan to describe your fandom for something, and now the Oxford English Dictionary has heard you loud and clear adding the word to the dictionary. Check out the official definition for stan below! Read more: ‘Quidditch’ has been added to the Oxford Dictionary Stan was first used […]
"Hella" is now in the dictionary
Earlier this week, the Northern California slang term “hella” was officially added to Merriam-Webster's unabridged dictionary. According to the Merriam-Webster site, “The new entries and senses offer a kind of snapshot of how exactly our language expands. It doesn’t happen quickly—we monitored many of these words for years before they’d met our criteria for entry—and […]
